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Alzheimer's dementia, cognitive impairment and decision making

by
Aurora Moreno
* and
José R. Alameda
Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen. Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n. C.P. 21071. Huelva (España)
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Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2011, 1(1), 17-29; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe1010002
Submission received: 1 July 2011 / Revised: 19 September 2011 / Accepted: 1 October 2011 / Published: 1 October 2011
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Abstract

This study aims to know about how is the decision making in Alzheimer Type Dementia (ATD) the target is to see if the tendency at risk appears or not, and the relationship between performance and the cognitive status in each of the areas evaluated by the screening test for dementia cognitive. Ten ATD patients participated in this experiment, compared with ten control subjects. A Card Test (based on the Iowa Gambling Task) was used. Subjects had to choose among different options that implied more or less risk. Furthermore, a screening test was used. The results reflected the fact that subjects with ATD in an initial stage showed a tendency to risk in decision making and they did not develop any election strategy pattern. It seems that the way in which patients make their decisions is related to the cognitive damage and the degree in which Alzheimer affects the different brain areas.
Keywords: Alzheimer type dementia; decision making; cognitive impairment; somatic marker hypothesis Alzheimer type dementia; decision making; cognitive impairment; somatic marker hypothesis

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Moreno, A.; Alameda, J.R. Alzheimer's dementia, cognitive impairment and decision making. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2011, 1, 17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe1010002

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Moreno A, Alameda JR. Alzheimer's dementia, cognitive impairment and decision making. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2011; 1(1):17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe1010002

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Moreno, Aurora, and José R. Alameda. 2011. "Alzheimer's dementia, cognitive impairment and decision making" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 1, no. 1: 17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe1010002

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Moreno, A., & Alameda, J. R. (2011). Alzheimer's dementia, cognitive impairment and decision making. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 1(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe1010002

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